diff --git a/sys/contrib/ipfilter/netinet/ip_fil.h b/sys/contrib/ipfilter/netinet/ip_fil.h
index 076433c0143..646f5d661dc 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/ipfilter/netinet/ip_fil.h
+++ b/sys/contrib/ipfilter/netinet/ip_fil.h
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 #ifndef	__IP_FIL_H__
 #define	__IP_FIL_H__
 
+#if !defined(linux) || !defined(_KERNEL)
+# include <netinet/in.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "netinet/ip_compat.h"
 #include "netinet/ipf_rb.h"
 #if NETBSD_GE_REV(104040000)
@@ -24,10 +28,6 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(linux) || !defined(_KERNEL)
-# include <netinet/in.h>
-#endif
-
 #ifndef	SOLARIS
 # if defined(sun) && (defined(__svr4__) || defined(__SVR4))
 #  define	SOLARIS		1